Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)					1 Months Ended								3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended	20 Months Ended	42 Months Ended
	Jul. 24, 2015 LegalMatter	Jul. 01, 2015 LegalMatter Plaintiff Claim	May. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) LegalMatter	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) LegalMatter	Feb. 28, 2015	Apr. 24, 2014 LegalMatter	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2007 LegalMatter	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 LegalMatter Plaintiff	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) LegalMatter Plaintiff Claim	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Claim	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) LegalMatter	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2014 LegalMatter	Jan. 16, 2014 LegalMatter	Jul. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2007 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Product claims, charges incurred after tax													$ 325,000,000		$ 238,000,000	$ 92,000,000		$ 276,000,000
Accruals for product liability and other legal matters						$ 1,139,000,000							1,139,000,000						$ 1,139,000,000	$ 1,139,000,000	$ 1,139,000,000	$ 1,041,500,000
Payments to qualified settlement fund																			0		249,500,000
Payments to qualified claimants from qualified settlement funds																			32,100,000		234,100,000
Other payments to qualified claimants from qualified settlement funds																			13,500,000		54,200,000
Total Receivables Related to Product Liability Matters
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Receivables related to product liability matters						174,700,000							174,700,000						174,700,000	174,700,000	174,700,000	379,300,000
Accrued Expenses
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Accruals for product liability and other legal matters, accrued expenses						445,700,000							445,700,000						445,700,000	445,700,000	445,700,000	101,700,000
Other Assets | Receivables Related to Product Liability Matters
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Receivables related to product liability matters						$ 155,200,000							155,200,000						155,200,000	155,200,000	$ 155,200,000	$ 358,900,000
W. L. Gore
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
U. S. District Court award for damages																									$ 109,000,000	$ 371,000,000	$ 185,000,000
Litigation judgment or settlement, amount			$ 210,500,000	$ 894,300,000
Gain (loss) related to litigation judgment or settlement, after tax													131,700,000			557,400,000
Cumulative litigation settlement amount																				$ 1,331,900,000
Litigation related royalty revenue							$ 35,600,000						1,300,000						$ 75,300,000
W. L. Gore | Attorney Fees
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
U. S. District Court award for damages																										19,000,000
W. L. Gore | Prejudgment Interest
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
U. S. District Court award for damages																										$ 20,000,000
W. L. Gore | Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Court-assessed royalty rate																									12.50%
W. L. Gore | Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Court-assessed royalty rate																									20.00%
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Product claims, charges incurred before taxes													337,000,000		$ 259,000,000	108,000,000		$ 293,000,000
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) | W. L. Gore
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain (loss) related to litigation judgment or settlement													$ 210,500,000			$ 894,300,000
Hernia Product Claims
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of multidistrict litigations | LegalMatter												1
Hernia Product Claims | Canada
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of putative class actions settled | LegalMatter									3
Hernia Product Claims | Subsequent Event
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individual plaintiffs | Plaintiff		85
Number of cases currently scheduled | LegalMatter		2
Hernia Product Claims | Subsequent Event | United States
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of putative class actions | LegalMatter		1
Hernia Product Claims | Subsequent Event | Federal Law Claims
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits | LegalMatter		45
Hernia Product Claims | Subsequent Event | State Law Claims
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits | LegalMatter		40
Hernia Product Claims | Superior Court of State of Rhode Island | Subsequent Event | State Law Claims
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits | LegalMatter		25
Number of individual plaintiffs | Plaintiff		25
Women's Health Product Claims
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs law firms in settlement agreement | Plaintiff														1	2
Number of claims in settlement agreement | LegalMatter														25
Women's Health Product Claims | California state case
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
U. S. District Court award for plaintiff's damages											$ 3,600,000
Women's Health Product Claims | New Jersey state case
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency claims settled number | Claim																	1
Women's Health Product Claims | Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims in settlement agreement | LegalMatter						1,300									500
Women's Health Product Claims | Subsequent Event
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individual plaintiffs | Plaintiff		15,260
Generic complaints | Claim		815
Number of claims not yet filed | LegalMatter		1,555
Percentage of cases indemnified		50.00%
Women's Health Product Claims | Subsequent Event | Medtronic
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payment for settlement of indemnification obligation					$ 121,000,000
Women's Health Product Claims | Subsequent Event | United States
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of putative class actions | LegalMatter		5
Women's Health Product Claims | Subsequent Event | Canada
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of putative class actions | LegalMatter		5
Women's Health Product Claims | Subsequent Event | Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims in settlement agreement | LegalMatter	1,500
Women's Health Product Claims | Multi District Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
U. S. District Court award for plaintiff's damages										$ 2,000,000
Loss contingency claims settled number | Claim															1		1
Loss contingency claims dismissed number | Claim																	1
Number of individual case for trial | LegalMatter																							300	200
Trial scheduled and settlement agreement reached in principle date								2015-02
Women's Health Product Claims | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | Canada
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of putative class actions with class certifications dismissed | LegalMatter							1
Filter Product Claims | State Law Claims | Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims in settlement agreement | LegalMatter																		30
Filter Product Claims | Subsequent Event
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individual plaintiffs | Plaintiff		50
Number of claims not yet filed | LegalMatter		145
Filter Product Claims | Subsequent Event | State Law Claims
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Period for additional filter product claims trials		12 months